LazarSmith's Traction Bars Installed!!!
05-03-2007 | 03:01 PM
#39
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From: Pattonville, Texas
Would these bars bind the suspension under heavy towing? I would love to get rid of the axle wrap I have but I don,t want to bind the suspension when towing or hauling heavy loads. Sorry if that is a dumb question, maybe I just missed something. I would also like a pm about the pricing for both sets of bars please.
Joe
Joe
The traction bars worked very well, but the Vision wheels didn't fare so well:
Is that heavy enough for you?
05-03-2007 | 04:17 PM
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....... my seat cushion still has teeth-marks! 
Seriously, though - it towed very well; XLR8tion was fine, and braking was excellent with the GN leading me.
If I hadn't been detailing the wheels the next day, no telling how long I would've driven it like that - after all, I had 5 other spokes...
Seriously, though - it towed very well; XLR8tion was fine, and braking was excellent with the GN leading me.
If I hadn't been detailing the wheels the next day, no telling how long I would've driven it like that - after all, I had 5 other spokes...
05-03-2007 | 04:42 PM
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Curious to see how these hold up long term.
Any specs on the tubing used (dom, chromo, sched 40... wall thickness 0.120 etc)?
Looks like grade 8 fasteners... beefy. What's the stainless part?
Are these available with a better heim? Those look similar to tractor implement link arms chopped and welded.... which is ok... I've used them for other projects. I've just had 'em bend and get a little sloppy after awhile. But then... I've been told... I'm not always nice to certain toys of mine.
Any specs on the tubing used (dom, chromo, sched 40... wall thickness 0.120 etc)?
Looks like grade 8 fasteners... beefy. What's the stainless part?
Are these available with a better heim? Those look similar to tractor implement link arms chopped and welded.... which is ok... I've used them for other projects. I've just had 'em bend and get a little sloppy after awhile. But then... I've been told... I'm not always nice to certain toys of mine.
05-03-2007 | 04:50 PM
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From: W-S, NC
05-03-2007 | 05:14 PM
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they probably said that he abused the rim and osed them above the weight rating. weld tryed to do that to me when my two front went out and then a month later my rears went the inside started seperating from the ring and they tryed to say it was abuse. but i "spoke" with them and they replaced them and even gave me new lug covers for the rims going bad. not to bad of a rim for the amount of weght that i put on them!!
05-03-2007 | 06:16 PM
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Discount Tire never skipped a beat when I telephoned them about the crack - just put a new wheel on (warranty) - although eyebrows were raised. They said the tires should blow before the rim cracks like that...